Cutaneous laser resurfacing

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 365-392

  Ratner, D ^a   Tse, Y ^a   Marchell, N ^a   Goldman, M P ^a   Fitzpatrick, R E ^a   Fader, D J ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHOTODERMATOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCAR; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032847129     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70110-6     Document Type: Article

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